Church & State Archive
18 Dec 2008
14 Dec 2008
Las Vegas to be sued by Humanists?
Here’s a bit of interesting news, the American Humanist Association may be suing the City of Sin due to state laws that forbid atheists from officiating weddings: In a city launched by shotgun weddings and quickie divorces,
11 Dec 2008
Christian plates shelved in South Carolina
American’s United has won a small victory in the war against theocracy. A federal judge today ruled that the state of South Carolina may not issue a special “Christian” license plate featuring a cross, a stained-glass window
28 Oct 2008
Why [some] atheists care about religion
I found the following video a couple of weeks ago and have been meaning to put it up. It’s a ’5 minute Reader’s Digest version’ of why some of us atheists care about religion. The fact of
3 Oct 2008
What the state asks for, the state gets
Six chaplains in Virginia have resigned, dozens more have signed a protest letter and there’s talk of having a rally outside the governor’s pad on November 1, just a few days before the election. All allege that
20 Aug 2008
Can you get a refund for a gift god gave you?
Seriously! A confident Barack Obama raised an extraordinary $7.8 million Sunday at three California fundraisers, most of it in large checks to a Democratic Party committee. “I will win. Don’t worry about that,” he said to the
12 Feb 2008
First patriotism, now God soaked patriotism?
Our daughter just started school this year and it’s been wonderful to see her slowly get past her bashfulness. Getting her to talk, even to say if something hurt was like pulling teeth with pliers made out
13 Dec 2007
Damned if we do, damned if we don’t
Someone at the Economist has a problem with atheists. According to the anonymous author of this piece we pick the wrong fights and keep using that “A-Word” which frightens the poor little Christians. How do we know
24 Sep 2007
Teacher fired for not taking Bible seriously?
Need a reason why the Bible and all other religious texts should be kept at home/church and out of schools? Here’s one for you. A professor has apparently been fired for using the Bible academically in his
24 Sep 2007
"We are not the crazy ones"
Here’s a video clip of Bill Maher stating that it’s about time for us “rationalists” to start taking the religious views of politicians into consideration before casting our votes: If candidates make their personal beliefs a part